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(technician) was great to work with, I would highly recommend him.
I had issues with scheduling though. I scheduled service 3 weeks in" ...More advance and was given a window of 8-9am. I called the office at 8:30am to confirm I was on the schedule for that morning, which I was. I called back at 9:30am when no one had shown up or called yet, and the office told me that they tried calling the technician and were unable to get in touch with him, not given any additional information. I finally received a call from the technician at 10:15am, he arrived at 10:30. He was not told about my appointment until 10am that morning (showed me the e-mail/assignment to prove it). Disappointed with scheduling and communication with office.

-kelly S.

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and his worker arrived a little early (after asking if they could -fine with me!) and immediately went to work. They were very personable" ...More and professional and did the job quickly and efficiently. I purchased a special for $199.00 for cleaning 10 vents plus the dryer vent. We have 15 vents, so it cost another $70.00. I was glad to pay the extra amount since it just made sense to pay for the extra vents, and I seriously thought it would be much more. They got tons of gunk out of our vents - after all, we have 7 animals and three people in this house - and now if feels like I can finally breathe deeply again without coughing. It is undeniable this was a good thing to do and I'm only sorry I put it off for a year.

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Yes Jupiter. It depends on the severity of the situation, is the mold encapsulated in the insulation. If yes, than replace [insulation] it with new. Is it on the casing of the heater? If yes, clean it with a mold neutralizing metal cleaner. It's not a matter of finding something or someone to clean or address the existing mold. It's a matter of finding a contractor to rectify what is causing the mold grow. It's coming from excessive moisture in the air-handler unit. I can say with 100% surety you’re dealing with poor airflow and/or incorrect equipment sizing! Either issue will cause excessive icing of the evaporator coil, which leads to excessive condensate water in the system. The condensate will eventually overflow the drain pan leaving stagnant water in the air-handler housing, which leads to mold growth. I would not let any contractor do any kind of temporary repair, add any device like a UV light or air-cleaning product until the aforementioned is corrected. I talk a lot about this in my videos and on my website. It is the result of improper system design from unqualified contractors. There is a reason why some guys cost more than others, and this is one reason why!

If the ducts are venting through a window I'm assuming the duct work is all easily accessible. Lowe's and Home Depot sell a cleaning kit that uses an electric drill to spin the brush as it goes through the ductwork. I've found it to work quite well and you can do it yourself. It may take a few passes the first time to get everything out if it has been a while since it was last cleaned. Just make sure you get all of the loose lint out after running the brush through from both ends and you're good to go. Please note that if the line is not hard but rather a flex duct line you can easily puncture a whole in it with this kit and will do better to clean it by hand.

There are varying opinions on the type of cleaning to have done on your air ducts. My opinion is that it varies based on the type of duct work you have. If you have solid material (typically metal) ducting you can have use a company that uses a brush to scrape the system clean. If you have flexible plastic or foil ducts the solvent cleaners are generally a safer bet since the brushes often tear holes in the soft material and/or pull joints loose. It really depends on what type on ducting you have. You're ducts will collect all kinds of dirt, skin cells and allergens over time so if you see dicoloration around your vents it is probably time to get them checked and cleaned.

Also, don't stop at the duct work. Don't forget your annual system check up by a licensed HVAC technician. They'll make sure your system is running at peak performance, keeping it running efficiently and with as little impact as possible on your electric bill. You can often save the cost of the annual tune up in the electricity cost saved. If you have a natural gas system a bi-annual check and cleaning of the HVAC unit may be advisable to save electricity and gas.

the answers in this on this page are all correct but you are using a bandaide to to cure the infection have a trust hvac tech open your system to see where the dust is coming from you more than likely have an impacted coil that need to acid wash to bring it back to oringinal anything left from the fire is still inbeded in that coil. just remember after that job to keep your filters clean change once a month in the summer and every two months in the winter.

Dryer Vent Cleaning reviews in Fremont

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(the owner) was a very personable and professional guy. Arrived on time , explained what he was doing and why, took his time and cleaned the dryer, dryer vent inside and on the roof outside, a very thorough job.
Would highly recommend this company!”

- Lynn G.

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The provider came out to look at the job. They advised me that they do not install metal ducts, which was what I wanted. This is what caused me to request a refund on the deal.

, the technician that came out, was absolutely great.”

- PATRICIA E.

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They called last week to confirm schedule. We set March 17th from 8a-11a for them to come. They did not call or show. I have not heard from them after calling their number three times.”

- Steve T.

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The technician was very thorough and very neat. He was able to get the work done without getting dust in the house. I would use them again. The customer service was outstanding and very pleasant.”

- Carla W.

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Very polite, arrived on time. Quickly diagnosed the problem to be a large amount of lint on a grating type piece of cross-work metal the builder hadn't removed from the vent - so they left it out. Also quickly cleaned out the vent from the outside.
If I would suggest improvement, I've seen that other services clean out the vent from ...More both sides - I was also told that the aluminum hose from the dryer to the vent in the laundry nook was a bit long and that i should cut it. Would have been icing on the top for them to offer to do this really quick or to offer it for a small monetary amount - but that's asking a lot of vendors nowadays who are in a rush.
And that brings me to my only general improvement feedback - which is that the folks seemed a bit rushed and didn't answer a lot of questions fully. I would totally ask them to come by again but I would be more assertive in asking questions as they are in a rush to get to their next job.”

- Nitin T.

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Very professional workmanship and appearance. Greatly impressed my wife (a woman not easily impressed). Explained in detail what he was going to do and answered all questions we had. Job took about two hours (we had a LOT of lint).”

- Richard W.

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I am so glad I had this company come out when I did. The lint in my dryer vent was a fire waiting to happen. Two years ago I had an appliance company repair my dryer and "clean" the dryer vent. That company did not know what they were doing so the vent on the roof was damaged. Since I did not know that I had a dangerous build up of lint.

...More knows what they are doing so now I know my vent is clean and the vent on the roof is repaired and functioning as it should. My cost was a little bit higher than just a cleaning because of the vent repair. I will only use

for future cleanings.

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- lorree F.

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This is the first time that we've had this done in the seven years we've lived in our home. Our dryer is in the middle of the house. So our vents our probably 22 feet long or something close to that. They cleaned this vent and removed a lot of lint and debris. It was shocking to see how much buildup was in there. I'm not sure that ...More this is something that we would do annually but we will definitely not wait another seven years. The guys were very professional. They also explained the entire process beforehand. They also suggested a future service of having our hvac system cleaned. They also explained this entire process so if we ever decided to do this, we know exactly how much it would cost and what's involved. I would definitely recommend these guys.”